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English
Etymology
From Latin hiemālis (“pertaining to winter”), from hiems (“winter”). More at hibernate.
Adjective
hiemal (comparative more hiemal, superlative most hiemal)
- (rare) Of or pertaining to winter, wintry.
Synonyms
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin hiemālis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ʝeˈmal/
- IPA(key): (Argentina and Uruguay) /jeˈmal/
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: hie‧mal
Adjective
hiemal m or f (masculine and feminine plural hiemales)
- (relational) winter
- Synonym: invernal
Derived terms
Noun
hiemal m (uncountable)
- (astronomy) the winter quadrant
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